Un ballo in maschera

127 pieces since 2007 — at 7 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

127 pieces
7 companies
20 years

1 piece as Salzburg Festival — stats above show all coverage for Un ballo in maschera.

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Splendidissima!

A 1989 production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera should have been another jewel in Herbert von Karajan’s already quite impressive crown.  A stellar cast, an impeccable orchestra, an enormous period set –the grand opera of Salzburg under his regime.  He had recently finished a studio recording with the cast, and was preparing them for […]

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